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Embarcadero® ER/Studio® Portal is a web-based query and Related Products
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and objects searches. allowing organizations to
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share, browse, and report on
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search and information contained in the
report Visual ER/Studio Repository.
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• Advanced ad-hoc query Portal. Business modeling tool for
and reporting connecting process and data.
• Powerful administrative and eR/studio®
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Object-oriented modeling tool
to visually analyze, design and
Real-time metadata implement complex application
infoRmation and access and data structures.
ER/Studio Portal is a powerful online
eR/studio® viewer
View, navigate and print
metadata query and reporting tool that combines ER/Studio models in a view-only
portal and search technologies. It delivers querying environment.
and data reporting specific to a user’s need. With a few eR/studio® metawizard
clicks, users can easily access data model definitions Integrate metadata across
Add object labels and
and objects stored in the repository. The Portal delivers data comments to organize and modeling tools, business
modelers, data architects, developers, business analysts, and data stewards customize detailed reports. intelligence, ETL platforms and
industry-standard exchange
with up-to-date information. By providing real-time access and configurable formats (XMI, XML and XSD).
reports of all the data models and repository metadata, the Portal facilitates improved metadata
consistency and better collaboration.
eR/studio®
universal data models
Standard and industry data
advanced ad-hoc queRy and RepoRting model templates for ER/Studio
that reduce development time
ER/Studio Portal provides an easy-to-use interface with structured hierarchical information browsing and facilitate standardization.
and navigation through detailed drill-downs. With both simple and advanced search features, users can
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customize their search term by “starts with”, “contains”, “ends with”, “is an exact match of”, or even limit schema examiner
the search to specific object types or specific ER/Studio diagrams. With more than 20 out-of-the-box Automate error-checking
reports, users can quickly execute a report on an entity, submodel, or model and drill down to the detailed and corrections for database
schema to quickly and easily
report for each object type. These reports are then easily exportable to HTML, PDF, or XLS to share with
improve data quality and
other users. system performance.
poweRful administRative and secuRity console
ER/Studio Portal is an intelligent platform that allows administrators to control and customize the
application interface, administer user permissions, and manage schedules and repository data
synchronization all from one page. Administrators can customize the menus and reports for specific users
or groups as well as specify their own logo to provide their own corporate look and feel. Administrator
access to the Portal’s security center makes it easy to manage security and access to the content. Users are
authenticated against the access control list in ER/Studio Repository prior to running queries, allowing the
data architect to control which content is published to the Portal. Through the console, administrators can
maintain access controls, manage schedules, manage subscriptions, and refresh the settings

Select Features
ER/Studio Portal
User Searching & Browsing
Structured Browsing & Provides a web-based navigation of the repository diagrams The user will be presented with a scrollable list of projects and the
Navigation diagrams contained within each repository project folder.
Simple Searching Searches text properties of all object types and diagrams for a partial match on the search string supplied by a user.
Advanced Searching Wildcard searching with the ability to limit the search to specific object types or specific projects and specify a sort order.
Business Reports Pre-installed reports geared toward business analysts looking for information such as business names, definitions, and object
whereabouts.
Technical Reports Pre-installed for implementation details such as data types, column width, column names, how objects are related, data lineage
between models, and security classification information.
Saved Reports Displays all reports or searches the user chooses to execute in the background; are saved and can be viewed without re-execution.
Drill Down Details Ability to drill down to the Detail Report for each object type, to the Diagram Detail Report, or to display results in another format.
Security
Secure Login Authenticates users prior to running queries and reports. Users are required to type in a user name and password that is
stored in the ER/Studio Repository.
Role Based Permissions Permissions are granted based on a user or role accessing an action sequence. Identities are authenticated against a
user name and password in the ER/Studio Repository.
Administrator Services
Administrator Page Administration page to maintain access controls, manage schedules, manage subscriptions, and refresh the BI Server settings.
Automatic Data As diagram objects are added, deleted, or updated in the ER/Studio Repository, the most recent version of the diagram will
Synchronization be sent to the reporting portal. Synchronization can be scheduled at the administrator’s discretion.
Diagram Filtering Ability to filter, by diagram, the content that flows from the ER/Studio Repository to the reporting database.
Portal UI Style Allows customization of the portal style, layout, and content schemes. Easily change banner, menu bar, and content style,
Customization including colors, images, titles, and fonts.
Custom Reporting Enables administrators to generate a model, dictionary, or data lineage business report and choose the content items,
format, sort, aggregation, and filter criteria. The generated reports can be saved, shared, and rerun at a later date
by the author and other users.
Out-of-the-Box Template Administrators can access out-of-the-box and ER/Studio-themed templates to create custom business, technical and
Reports impact analysis reports.
DBMS Support
• IBM® DB2® UDB LUW 7.x , 8.x , and 9.x Server
• Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005, 2008
• Oracle® 8-9i ,10g, 11g
System Requirements
• ER/Studio Repository
• Processor – Pentium Class 4-CPU or higher
• RAM – 3 GB minimum
• Hard drive space – 300 MB minimum for installation
• OS Support for Web Server – Windows 2000 (Server edition) /
Windows 2003 Server
• Web browser (at minimum) – Mozilla Firefox 2.0,
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.2, or Safari
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